San Francisco, California

I used to think that traveling to exotic places was something new. Now, unfortunately, it's not really that. It's utility. And if you travel to places frequently, the appeal, the romantic appeal, quickly devolves into something that is imperative, something that is a requirement. That's not a thing that everyone can understand, nor relate to, unless you travel a lot. So here we are. A hotel in San Francisco. Although it's not a picture-perfect postcard of the Golden Gate bridge, or of Coit Tower, or of the Wharf; it's a utility. Such is life.

"Renewable Energy - Wind"
Photo by Larry

Here's a thought: Harness energy right out of the air, by letting wind push wind turbine blades around and around. A non-invasive way to produce electrical energy -- and renewable -- this energy can be used with an existing grid system and can power a hyrdogen generation station for energy storage (i.e. draw power from the store when the wind stops blowing). Consumed hyrdogen energy deposits water. Sounds good!

Learn more about wind resources here.

The picture above is a wind farm near Palm Springs, California.

California in winter. It's tough!

Jeff

Two Palms
Photo by Jeff

California in January: It's a brisk 17 degrees Celcius, partly cloudy, chance of haze. I always love coming back to California.

There are some natural hidden treasures here. Take, for instance, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. North of Malibu, where 6 foot breakers from the Pacific Ocean crash into the Pacfic Coast Highway; north of Hollywood, where 15 million people sit alone in their cars waiting to proceed; you'll find a winding highway which apprehends picturesque twitches and turns through beautifully blood red rich mountain peaks and lush green valley belows. A complete disconnect from the thrashing metropolis mere miles away.

The triangle, found between the 3 points of Thousands Oaks, Malibu and Beverly Hills, combines the unique qualities of space within a crowd, peace inside the din, and the eye inside of a hurricane.

If only there was more time!

The following exerpt was taken from the 2005 Pioneer Anomaly Conference held November 6-10, 2005, in Bern, Switzerland:

"On March 4, 2006, assuming it has enough power, we hope to wake it up and ask it for just an ounce more of data—despite early news reports back in 2003 stating we had heard from it for the last time. After that, Pioneer 10 will continue on its path, never aligning, in just the right way, to talk to us again. We are not sure what to expect, if we can expect anything, but every bit of information we can obtain is vital to discovering the source of the Pioneer anomaly. This will be the very last chance of ever hearing from Pioneer 10 again." - Merek Chertkow, The Planetary Society

Read the full article here:
2005 Pioneer Anomaly Conference

Learn more about the Pioneer Anomaly.

Happy New Year!

Jeff